Semi driver cited for crashing into home

A semi-truck driver was cited for careless driving after falling asleep at the wheel early Tuesday and colliding with a house, Ingham County Sheriff's deputies said.(Photo: Lansing State Journal)Buy Photo

STOCKBRIDGE – A semi-truck driver was cited for careless driving after falling asleep at the wheel early Tuesday and colliding with a house, Ingham County Sheriff's deputies said.

The man will not face criminal charges, Sgt. Robert Ott said.

The driver missed a curve while heading southbound on M-52 and collided with a house in the 600 block of West Main Street around 1:20 a.m., Ott said. The single resident of the home wasn't injured, but the semi driver suffered cuts to his face and hands, Ott said.

Ott said the semi made a "minor intrusion" into the home and damaged a car and trees. A crew arrived Tuesday to remove the semi from the house. The truck was transporting wood.

The crash caused a power outage at the home. The sheriff's office temporarily closed both sides of M-52 following the accident.